From: Clifford Heath <no@...>
Date: 2010-11-12T10:55:15+09:00
Subject: Re: Scheme's (cond ((assertion) (value))...(else (value))) statement implemented in ruby?

timr wrote:
> Hi Rubyists,
> I love ruby, but am learning scheme and kinda like the (cond
> ((assertion) (value))...(else (value))) syntax for what would normally
> look like this in ruby:
> 
> if (assertion 1)
>   value 1
> elsif (assertion 2)
>   value 2
> else
>   default
> end
> 
> I find scheme's cond syntax more quickly digestible since it reads
> like a table.
> (cond
>     ((assertion 1) (value 1))
>     ((assertion 2) (value 2))
>                 (else (default)))

What's wrong with this?

x = 3
case
when x == 2; puts 'two'
when x == 3; puts 'three'
else puts 'other'
end

Clifford Heath.